Roxana Saberi Biography

Roxana Saberi is an author journalist and human rights advocate.
A political prisoner caught in the middle of a dramatic political struggle between Iran and the U.S. Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi captured the attention of the world when reports surfaced of her imprisonment in Iran. Abducted by four men early one morning in January 2009 and placed in solitary confinement Ms. Saberi was falsely accused of spying for the United States and sentenced to eight years in prison. Her battle for freedom would last 100 days until an appeals court released her following an international uproar. In the midst of reaching out to Iran to start a dialogue after decades of political deadlock the Obama administration harshly criticized Iran over her imprisonment and there was speculation that Iranian President Ahmadinejad intervened on her behalf as a diplomatic overture. Ms. Saberi grew up in Fargo North Dakota the daughter of Reza Saberi who was born in Iran and Akiko Saberi who is from Japan. Ms. Saberi graduated in 1997 from Concordia College in Moorhead Minnesotawith degrees in Communication and French. Chosen as Miss North Dakota in 1997 she was among the top ten finalists in Miss America 1998 winning the Scholar Award. She holds her first Master

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